University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Creating access for all: A qualitative examination of student and staff involvement in the summer component of the upward bound program

Wade, Harojuanis T

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Title
Creating access for all: A qualitative examination of student and staff involvement in the summer component of the upward bound program
Author(s)
Wade, Harojuanis T
Issue Date
2022-12-02
Director of Research (if dissertation) or Advisor (if thesis)
Dyson, Anne
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Trent, William T
Committee Member(s)
  • Pak, Yoon
  • Molina-Guzmán, Isabel
  • Baber, Lorenzo
Department of Study
Educ Policy, Orgzn & Leadrshp
Discipline
Educ Policy, Orgzn & Leadrshp
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
  • Student Involvement
  • Trio
  • Low-socioeconomic
  • Program
  • Underrepresented
  • Perception
  • Postsecondary Education
Language
eng
Abstract
Since the summer of 1965, the Upward Bound Program has served as a federally funded program that seeks to motivate high school students to pursue postsecondary education. Literature on this program focuses on structural and statistical data that a program yield. Much of the literature lacks the necessary student perspective on program implementation. Through a qualitative lens, this research explores the perceptions of student and staff involvement in the Upward Bound Program. The objective of this research is to not only understand student and staff perception of the program but also their experiences in it, with hopes that the program yields postsecondary education aspiration for underrepresented students. Understanding their experiences and perceptions of the program will inform and help develop future programming targeted toward educating low-socioeconomic, underrepresented students. Snowball sampling was used to form a focus group of six participants and follow-up interviews. This research provides a lens of student experiences in the program. This study provides data that can shape educational programming and structural development for future programs.
Graduation Semester
2022-12
Type of Resource
Thesis
Handle URL
https://hdl.handle.net/2142/117597
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Copyright 2022 Harojuanis T. Wade

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